Killing for Country with David Marr | Summer Book Club
David Marr discusses the frontier wars and the shocking family discovery that led to his award-winning book, Killing for Country.
On this Summer Book Club episode of Follow the Money, renowned journalist and author David Marr joins Ebony Bennett to discuss Killing for Country, his award-winning account of politics and power in colonial Australia.
This discussion was recorded on Wednesday 24 January 2024 and things may have changed since recording.
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Guest: David Marr, journalist and author
Host: Ebony Bennett, Deputy Director, The Australia Institute // @ebonybennett
Show notes:
Killing for Country: A family story by David Marr, Black Inc. (October 2023)
Theme music: Pulse and Thrum; additional music by Blue Dot Sessions
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